Drinking Water and Lead Service Lines: Partnering to Protect Public Health

Photo credit: Milken Institute School of Public Health

I have seen remarkable transformations in this field. But what we’ve learned from Flint is that we need to look at our policies and think holistically on a solution.

- Lynn R. Goldman, Michael and Lori Milken Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health

(January 24, 2018 )Drinking Water and Lead Service Lines: Partnering to Protect Public Health focused on lead service line replacement within the broader context of tackling all sources of lead. The event addressed the health risk of lead service lines, the role of public health professionals in the replacement process, and the importance of effective partnerships between public health agencies and water utilities to develop and implement creative solutions, providing public health professionals with practical tools to tackle the problem in their own community.

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